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HSBC forecasts two hikes in interest rates within the next 12 months

According to analysts at HSBC, with the Bank of England deciding to join the other G10 central bankers in the decision to ease off accommodative monetary policy, it is likely that it will act as a wind beneath the sterling’s wings and lift it by at least 15 cents by the end of this year. Surprisingly the Sterling has largely ignored the political intrigue of Brexit, through much of 2017.